Corn-planter.



T. C. DAWS.

' con PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 22.1936.

1,294,629. Patented Feb.1s,1919.

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CORN PLANTER. Putman msn nec. 2z, 1916.

1,294,629. Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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Stimmen! i Y'fililllTlilD STATES THOMAS C. DAVIS,

OF UHRICHSVILLE, OHIO.

CORN-PLANTER.

To all whom t ma concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. Devis, a citizen of the United States,residing at hrichsville, in the county oi Tuscarawas and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn- Planters, ofwhich the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to an improved corn planter and the principal object of the invention is to provide a corn planter having a hopper andimproved feeding means for delivering seed and fertilizer from thehopper to the outlet spout, the fertilizer and seed being delivered inmeasured quantities and at timed intervals with relation to the rotationof the supporting wheels.

Another object of the invention is to so construct this corn planterthat the seed and fertilizer from separate hoppers may be delivered atthe same time thus permitting two rows of ycorn to be planted with thehills in alinement.

Another object of the invention is to provide 'improved means forcontrolling the passage of the corn and fertilizer through the outletspout thus delivering the corn in a hill and preventing it from beingscattered as the machine moves across the eld.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for movingthe hopper feeding mechanism to an open osition and at the same timerelease an in icating peg.

ThisV invention is illustrated the accompany/ing drawings, wherein YFigure is atop plan view of the improved corn planting machine,

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through the improvedcorn planting machine talrenralong the line 2?-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig.1,

Fi 4 is a sectional view through one of the oppers taken along the line4-4 of Fig. 1, Y

ig. 5 is a sectional view through one of litre loppers taken along theline 5-5 of gig. 6 is a Y fragmentary sectional view taken along theline of Fig. 1,

, Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line 7-7 oVFig. 6,

Fig. 8 is a. sectional line 8-8 of Fig. 1 Y

Fig. 9 is a view showing a slightly modiview taken along the Specleationof Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1s, 1919.

application nies recenser 22, 191e. ser-m1 No. 135.473.

fied form of hopper and feed pipe, the feed pipe being provided with anoutlet control,

Fig. 10 is a view in elevation taken at right angles to the view shownin Fig. 9,

Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 11-11 of Fig.l0, and

Fig. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line 12-12 of Fig. 9.

This corn planting machine is provided with a freine including a tongue15 which supports the draft equalizer 16 and is provided adjacent itsrear end with a cross bar 17 forming a carrier or support for the hopper18 and held against movement upon the tongue 15 by the bracket 19.

The wheels 31 are rotatably mounted on the axle 21 and are held in placeby securing nuts 32. An actuating lever 38 is pivot-ally connected withthe axle 21 by means of the pivot pin 39 passing through the supportingblock 40 and is limited in its swinging movement in one direction by anabutment pin 41 fitting into a socket formed in the axle and removableso that when desired, the lever erin may be permitted to swing beyondthe pin. This lever arm has its inner end resting upon the supportingand guiding plate 42 and has its outer end portion extended upwardly toprovide a linger 4? extendin across the plate 44 and into the path o?the lug 45 carried hy the disk 46 rotatably mounted upon the axle. Pawls4'? are carried by the plate 46 and engage the teeth o the ratchet 48connected with the hub of the wheel so that as the wheels rotate, theplate 46 will be rotated and the lever 38 will be swung upon its pivot89, the lever being returned to the position shown in Fig. 1 by means tobe hereinafter described.

Upon each end of the hopper carrier har 17 there is provideda hopper 18divided into two compartments by a partition 49, one compartment of eachhopper containing the corn or seed and the second containing afertilizer such as bone dust or any other suitable fertilizer. Eachcompartment is provided with a bottom 50 having an outlet opening 51formed therein and positioned out of alinement with the correspondingopening 52 of the board 17. A feeding slide 53 is slidably mountedbeneath each compartment and is provided with a cutout forming a pocket54 to receive grain or fertilizer from the compartments. When the slidesare in the position shown in F ig. y grain and fertilizer will pass intothe pooliets .El ot the two slides and when the slides are draiwiioutwardly, the poeliets .3i will be brought into registry with theopening 52 and the fertilizer and grain will pass into the outlet spout55 carried by the brio liet 5o extending' from the standards 57 for thei1ligging bhides or furrow openers. Therefore the fertilizer and grainwill be mixed and the corn will be buried and caused to grou iwell. Itshould be noted that the pockets fil iii the foi-ins shown iii Figs. land Si are ol less diameter than the openings 5l and 52, this being dueto the fact that il. the pockets were of the saine size as the poelietsi'il7 loo iuueli eoiii would be planted iii a single` hill. 1t is theintention to provide a sri'ies oi' slides 53, eaeli series being'provided with openings oi' `varying sizes. the openings` oi. sonie oi.the slides being larger und some snniller than the openings l shown."lliure-- 'tore when the planter is used tor ilillereiil grains, theslides iwill lie rhzinged aeeoiiling to the grain to be planted and itis ot eoui'ee obvious4 that as soiiie grains might ined pro`portionatelli larger or siii-aller amount.; oi fertilizer, the properslides would be pui in place. These slides 55 :1re roiineeted :it theirouter ends with the ei'oss heads 39 by the hooks Gl) and from aninspertion of. Fig. l it will be readily seen that due lo thiseousti'uelion, the. slides eaii be easil)v rliseoiineeted troni theCross heads. Springs 6l are eoii iieeted with the rross heads and withthi lioliipers and will serre to return they eros heads and .slides tothe normal position shown in Fig. In order to draw the slidesoutii'ardlr,y there has been proi'ided a lint. 62 connected with the eyeG3 of the su tuating lever 38 and having its end portion passed aroundthe pulleys 6ft and eoiiiiei-ted with the springs (35 leading from theei'oss head 59. rhein the wheels Si rotate, the lugs will engage thelei'er 33 and more the saine to draw upon the line thus drawiiifj thesiiiliwi outwardly, the proper distance.` anyv .surplus movement on thepart oiLI the lever which .would tend to draw the slides' ori; v -iriltylu*Y Vond the desired amount lil-imi' riil'eii up by the springs 65.After the lugs` iiioi e oui ol' eiig'ageiiieiit with the leier, the`spi-ities (il and (if will serre to return the slides and lei` er thenormal position, the abutment pin il. serving to prevent the lever tronibeing swung in this direetiofi beyond a derail-ed point.

A marking pin 66 is placed in an opening formed in the board 17 and isprovided with an enlarged head beneath which lits a latch G7 pivotallyeoiineeted with the board 17 and provided with an upstandiiig abutmenttinger 68 for engagement by the ring 0r Collar 69 mounted upon the liueGQ. A pulley 70 is rotatably mounted upon the pin 7] and when i. li

ui ii" is drawing' the latch against the Conipie the springs TS andmoving the la: li i e: ..ent with the pin G6 thus i i the pin to dropinto the ground. w to indieate the position of a i, i? bezug obvious:that when the ou t; ii ru-,vii into a position for engageiuriil withthi.` linger (i8 und the lever 38 lr. uur ot the zil/iutnieiits i5, thepin :ffii he dropped het wei-ii the tiwoliill.-iplaii1- ljf uw of ,thesepins. the alinement of Aroi-u au he liepl straight thus providing lin`a. ros the field, both longituditriiiisi ersely thereof. lii Figs, fflthrough 12, there has been slioiiu a slightl)v uioditied toi-iii ofhopper and feeding ineehuiiisni. Yin this forni, each hopper will heprovided with a partition lil .siuiilei to that shown iii Fig. Fi withthe exi rpt ioii tl at the. lower portion oi the pariitiou will lietliir-liened and will terminate thor! ol' the bottoni to provide a`space forniiig' a eliainber T6 i into which will extend the url-ei'rudi` ot' the 'feed eoiitrol plate 77 for onli-filling thiL pit "je otgrain and terti- 'fx i' orl ot the outlet openings TS of the woeoiupartiiieiits in which tlie grain and 'fei will lu' placed. 75l

ring` r-iiiie'e Elie outer ends oi' these feed Qontrol pluies TT and isengaged b r a spring Q0 .i to normally hold the feed Control pieu-.s in:i eloseil position. The line lli? iiisimil ut' being;v ronneeted withthe spring n3 aiii the torni previouslyY disc-lured.V will liedii-eetl;r r'oiiueeted with the ring T9 and will further lie pi-oi'iiledwith a branch Sl erin-g over :i puller Si and extending lli lliiiingliau opening S3 formed in the board i with itsY ends Connected with theupper ruil ol' the eloiigaied pawl Rl. This pawl Hl ii'liieli isvieldably held iii .a noriiial polou lili' the Ispi-ing 85 is guided inits slidi ig nioi'eiiieiit hi' eyes SU and is provided at s loii'ei' endwith :i hook 87 which engages ie rati-liet wheel QS mounted upon theshaft l oi' the paddle wheel 90. The paddles ot' piuldle wheel 90 are`positioned to pass ll=iou; li au opening foi-ined in the side of the.Fred spout 55 and as the grain and i* riiliizer pl .afi into the spout,the grain and Alertilixer will lie stopped in its` iiioveiiieni down thespout by one ot the blades which .extends into the spout. then the line62 is drawn :is previously described, to feed a new i-liarge offertilizer and grain into the spout, the peddle wheel will be rotated bythe pawl Si being drawn upwardly thus rotating the paddle wheel andpermitting the grain and fertilizer resting upon the inner blade to dropout of the spout in a compact mass, at the same time a second bladebeing moved into position to catch the new charge. Therefore the cornwhich is to bc planted in hills Will be dropped in a compact mass andwill not be scattered over a comparatively extended length of ground.lVhen the machine is being driven to the field or is being taken back tothe barn, it is not desired to have the feeding mechanism operated andtherefore the pin Lil will be removed and the actuating lever swung sothat its outer end will not be engaged by the almtmcnt 48. Thereforethere Will be no waste of grain when going to and from the field. Itshould be further noted that when traveling to and from the field, itwill not be desired to have the furroiv openers 5S engage the ground andthere` tore the latch lever 2T will be moved to raise the tongue andhopper supporting board or bar 1T thus raising the furrow openers outol' engagement with the ground.

What is claimed is l. A grain planter comprising a carriage includinfr across beam and supporting wheels, hoppers carried by the cross beam andhaving outlets, lsaid cross beam being provided with an openingintermediate the hoppers. a latch vieldably held to ext-end partiallyacross the opening in the cross beam, a marking pin slidably mounted inthe opening and provided with a head engaged bv the latch to rclcasablyhold the pin in place, feeding n'ieans for controlling the passage ot'material from the hoppers, actuating means operated from said wheelsincluding a line having its end portions eX tending along said crossbeam and connec ted with the feeding means, an abutment carried by oneend portion of said line, and means for moving said line to bring theabutment into engagement with said latch when the line is movedlongitudinally;r after being moved transversely by said last mentionedmeans.

A grain planter comprising a frame including a cross beam. outlet spoutsextend ing from said cross beam, hoppers carried by said cross beam inoperative relation to the outlet spouts, a shaft rotatably conncctedwith each of said spouts and eX tendin across an opening formed therein,a padd e Wheel mounted upon the shaft ot each spout and having itspaddle extending in the outlet spouts as the paddle Wheel rotates toprovide movable abutments, a ratchet wheel mounted upon the shaft, apawl slidably connected with the outlet spouts and provided at its lowerend with a pawl for engaging the ratchet wheel and rotating the shaft asthe paivl moves in one direction, feeding means for the hoppers,actuating means including a lever, a line connected with the lever andhaving its end portions extending to the cross beam and connected withthe feeding means, and branch lines extending from the end portions ofthe first mentioned line and connected with the pawls for impartingmovement to the pawls and rotating the paddle wheels when the feedingmeans is moved to permit material from the hoppers to pass inte theoutlet spouts.

A grain planting machine comprising a carriage including a cross beamand an axle, supporting wheels rotatably mounted upon the axle, hopperscarried by the cross beam and having outlets, feeding means forcontrolling the passage of material out of the hoppers, a pin slidablymounted in an opening formed in the cross beam and having an enlargedhead, a latch pivotally connected with the cross beam and yieldably heldto engage the pin beneath the head thereof and retain the same in place,a toot treadle connected with said axle, a stand ard pivotally connectedwith said cross beam, a pulley mounted upon the standard, a rod leadingfrom the standard to the foot treadle, an actuating lever connected withsaid axle and operated from one of said Wheels. a line connected withthe lever and extending to the cross beam and having its end portionsextending along the cross beam and connected with the feeding means, andan abutment mounted upon said line, movement. of the foot treadle in onedirection drawing the line to permit of engagement of the latch by saidabutment when the line is moved longitudinally.

ln testimoniv whereof l aix my signature in presence of tivo Witnesses.

THOMAS C. DAVIS. Witnesses V. W. Hrm, E. C. CARROLL.

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